Railroad Commission Action Halts Rate Increases on Eureka Route
The Railroad Commission asserts power under a 1916 amendment to suspend rate increases that could harm shippers. It may issue preemptive orders for up to 60 days, with hearings for all interested parties, extendable another 60 days, and decide to approve or deny later. The commission has already suspended several proposed increases, including Nevada Transportation Company rates from Palisade to Eureka and other Nevada-origin routes, affecting coal, gasoline, lumber, potatoes, and ore shipments.
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Eureka
Carson
Railroad Commission
Nevada Transportation Company
Eureka-Nevada
Palisade
Blackburn
Alpha
Nevada
Italian Senate votes for war power amid Austro-Hungarian crisis
May 22 reports from Rome say the Italian Senate and Deputies approved a bill granting the cabinet full power to wage war, signaling near certainty of war. The United States and Switzerland offer to represent Italy and Germany respectively. Italian warships reportedly enter Cattaro, Adriatic navigation halted as Austria withdraws from the frontier. Reports from London Paris Athens and Syracuse relay shifting fronts and a Roosevelt jury verdict status.
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Rome
United States
Italy
Austro-Hungary
Germany
Cattaro
Adriatic
London
Austria
Paris
Ypres
Yser
Athens
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Salt River
von Hindenburg
Niemen
Pleasing Speaker Miss Frances Hews At Eureka Churches
Miss Frances Hews the blind dramatist visited Eureka last week and spoke Sunday at the Presbyterian Church. She addressed Ep and Pres Sunday Schools and performed Monday at the Masonic and Odd Fellows’ Hall. Attendees praised her dramatic skill and presentation across a mixed audience. The London Daily Telegraph notes a German claim about sinking British ships over 28 years.
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Frances Hews
Eureka
Presbyterian Church
Episcopal
Presbyterian
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Dreadnought Arizona to be launched in June
The navy readies a June 19 launch of the new super Dreadnought Arizona at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Miss Esther Ross will christen the ship with a traditional breaking of a wine bottle, signaling strengthened U S defense. Preparations will then start for the keel laying of the even larger California at the same yard.
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Mies Esther Rose
New York City
Arizona
Brooklyn
Esther Ross
United States Navy
California
Brooklyn Mary Yard
No Answer From Germany
Washington reports Ambassador Gerard informed the State Department that Germany’s note will not be ready for at least a week, possibly ten days before public release in Washington though Berlin may publish earlier. German press tone and sinking of Drumcree offshore Cardiff suggest Berlin will persist in submarine warfare despite U S demands.
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Washington
Gerard
State Department
Berlin
Cardiff
United States
Germany
Drumcree
PITH AND POINT: Wry Quotes On War And Work
A collection of pithy sayings on haste, licensing, submarines, impossible tasks, Thermopylae alone, water wagons, and markets. It notes a provisional Mexico and the restless march toward terra firma in merchant marine circles. It ponders common sense as a sixth sense and contrasts victory confidence with war weariness and remorse.
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Terra Firma
Train and Track Across Continents and Sands
Virginia reports 924 miles of railroad while a Spanish syndicate weighs building a 1864 mile line across northern Africa. German engineers develop a locomotive weighing machine with a separate scale per wheel. In the Sahara a French railroad uses locomotives and cars designed to resist sandstorms and sand cutting.
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Virginia
Africa
Sahara
Paper Coffins for France Highlight Avoided Costs
In France coffins are being made from paper for cost and weight advantages. Dueling remains illegal with civil and criminal penalties, yet enforcement is lax. A Parla letter notes six months with no new books unconnected to the war.
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France
Parla
Postal Banks to Allow Mail Deposits Nationwide After July
The Post Office announces a new postal savings plan allowing any person 10 or older to open an account by mail if there is no local postal bank. Deposits can be sent via money order or registered mail to a designated banking point, with receipts issued and withdrawals possible on demand. The government guarantees repayment with earned interest, and the rule permits accounts in a spouse’s or individual name with strict privacy.
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United States
C. L. Bray
Eureka
Burleson
Post Office Department
Parsons
Post Office
Nevada school funds show large investments draining state accounts
The Tonopah Bonanza reports Nevada’s school fund holds about 2.447 million in various investments including Nevada and Massachusetts bonds and county high school notes. Interest largely goes to private investors rather than funding state schools, while lands sales still add income. The piece argues the state could support districts directly at lower cost.
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Oddie
Nevada
Nevada State
Massachusetts
Idaho
California
Churchill County
New Musico
Nye County
Clark County
Admiral Dewey Praises Navy Strength and Needs More Ships
Admiral George Dewey in a letter read by Secretary Daniels at a New York Atlantic fleet banquet stated the fleet’s efficiency has never been higher and that our officers and enlisted men are superior in training and devotion. He urged continued expansion, saying the navy must grow to defend on equal terms against the strongest adversaries.
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George Dewey
General Board of the Navy
Atlantic
New York
Daniels
Admiral Dewey
General Board
Reno native run down in San Francisco murder case
Mrs. Leonora McCartney, formerly of Reno, Nevada, was struck and killed by a car on Post street and Van Ness avenue in San Francisco early Sunday night. Dr Julius Baer drove the vehicle and took her to Mount Zion Hospital where she died on arrival. The Humboldt County Board of Education re elected Winnemucca High School staff. Principal Prof A Jewell Vice Principal Miss Hazel Ohmert Commercial dept L W Lohr Domestic science Miss Ruth Burkit All teachers retained except Miss Armitage who resigned. State Superintendent Bray issued a circular on alien teacher law restricting hiring aliens for public schools with $1000 maximum penalty.
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Leonora McCartney
Reno
Nevada
Julius Baer
Post Street
van Ness Avenue
San Francisco
Humboldt County Board of Education
Winnemucca High School
A. Jewell
Hazel Ohmert
L. W. Lohr
Bray
Cooking Class Serves Lunch in Winnemucca High School
The High School cooking class hosted a Friday noon lunch with guests Commissioner Hosking Deputy Superintendent Abel and the High School faculty attending.
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Winnemucca Silver State
Hosking
Abel
Railroading Joy Ride Ends in Near-Disaster Near Elko
John Yonkers of Western Pacific and foreman Blair narrowly escaped death when a Zine passenger train test wrecked two miles west of Elko. Yonkers told officials he and Blair were joy riding with two women passengers at 55 mph, not 35. Blair vanished after the crash. engine damage is $650. Nevada Democrat notes officials’ blame on slow reports and public ignorance of agency work.
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John Yonkers
Western Pacific
Elko
Blair
Foreman Blair
Notice of Horses Shipped Over the Western Paclo Railroad
A 1915 notice from Bewawe Nevada reports fifteen horses branded JD on the right shoulder and ten mules branded JD on the left shoulder, plus one horse with a double staple on the left shoulder. Fifteen horses show a JD mark. ten mules JD. Horses were inspected by Sheriff Dan Macker of Eureka County with Deputy Pinoy Gowes and labelled Statement No 6.
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Paclo
Bewawe
Nevada
Flame
Bradatroet & Alvmenn
Elf
Dan Macker
Eureka County
Pinoy Gowes
Hoist For Sale In Goldfield Nevada By McManey
Hoist for sale cash price four hundred twenty five dollars. 25 horsepower Pairbanks Morse hoist with 30 foot frame and 500 feet of steel hoisting cable. Includes two large ore buckets tanks pipe connections and fittings. First class condition. Contact H G McManey Goldfield Nevada mentioning Eureka Senrmven.
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Morse
H. G. McManey
Goldfield
Nevada
Eureka Senrmven
Brown Hotel Eureka Nevada for sale in 1878 structure
The Brown Hotel Eureka Nevada a brick and stone structure established in 1878 offers 26 large bedrooms two dining rooms sample room store room kitchen two cellars bar auto yard and stable all fully furnished and equipped for complete hotel service for sale. For further particulars address Daniel Morrison Proprietor Eureka Nevada.
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Brown
Eureka
Daniel Morrison
Nevada
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Kureks
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London Daily Telegraph
Hunter
Mexico
State News
Rochester
Ruth Burkit
Miss Armitage
Commercial Department
Nevada Democrat
J. ¢. Carter
Mineral Hill, Nevada
Eureka, Nevada
Mabel K. Young
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